COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission THE SENATE ==================================================================== AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (Two senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 150,416 +09.5 Votes cast: 141,173 93.9 -01.8 Informal votes: 4,352 03.4 +00.1 Formal votes: 136,821 96.6 -00.1 Quota for election: 45,608 33.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Nelson 5,642 04.1 Group A Tony Spagnolo 165 00.1 Q:0.127 Margaret Reid * Lib 42,997 31.4 Group B David Walters Lib 688 00.5 Q:0.958 Hon Susan RYAN * ALP 55,606 40.6 ELECTED 1 Hugh Saddler ALP 5,129 03.7 Group C > Q:1.332 John Conway NDP 12,959 09.5 Group D Jan Barratt NDP 1,066 00.8 Q:0.308 John Hatton AD 12,160 08.9 Group E Julia Knyvett AD 409 00.3 Q:0.276 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 136,821 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ryan's 9,998 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nelson 28 00.3 5,670 04.1 Spagnolo 4 00.0 169 00.1 Reid * 129 01.3 43,126 31.5 Walters 7 00.1 695 00.5 RYAN * E 45,608 33.3 ELECTED 1 Saddler 9,588 96.0 14,717 10.8 Conway 113 01.1 13,072 09.6 Barratt 23 00.2 1,089 00.8 Hatton 89 00.9 12,249 09.0 Knyvett 10 00.1 419 00.3 (exhausted 2 2 ) (loss by fraction 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,998 136,821 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Spagnolo's 169 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nelson 86 51.8 5,756 04.2 Reid * 22 13.3 43,148 31.5 Walters 10 06.0 705 00.5 RYAN * E 45,608 33.3 ELECTED 1 Saddler 27 16.3 14,744 10.8 Conway 6 03.6 13,078 09.6 Barratt 4 02.4 1,093 00.8 Hatton 5 03.0 12,254 09.0 Knyvett 6 03.6 425 00.3 (exhausted 1 3 ) (loss by fraction 2 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 169 136,821 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Knyvett's 425 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nelson 7 01.7 5,763 04.2 Reid * 23 05.5 43,171 31.6 Walters 3 00.7 708 00.5 RYAN * E 45,608 33.3 ELECTED 1 Saddler 30 07.1 14,774 10.8 Conway 12 02.8 13,090 09.6 Barratt 40 09.5 1,133 00.8 Hatton 307 72.7 12,561 09.2 (exhausted 0 3 ) (loss by fraction 3 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 425 136,821 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Walters's 708 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nelson 27 03.8 5,790 04.2 Reid * 559 79.4 43,730 32.0 RYAN * E 45,608 33.3 ELECTED 1 Saddler 38 05.4 14,812 10.8 Conway 17 02.4 13,107 09.6 Barratt 10 01.4 1,143 00.8 Hatton 53 07.5 12,614 09.2 (exhausted 2 5 ) (loss by fraction 2 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 708 136,821 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Barratt's 1,143 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nelson 27 02.4 5,817 04.3 Reid * 56 04.9 43,786 32.0 RYAN * E 45,608 33.3 ELECTED 1 Saddler 158 13.8 14,970 10.9 Conway 832 72.9 13,939 10.2 Hatton 68 06.0 12,682 09.3 (exhausted 0 5 ) (loss by fraction 2 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,143 136,821 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Nelson's 5,817 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- REID * 2,543 43.8 46,329 33.9 ELECTED 2 RYAN * E 45,608 33.3 ELECTED 1 Saddler 1,479 25.5 16,449 12.0 Conway 467 08.0 14,406 10.5 Hatton 1,315 22.7 13,997 10.2 (exhausted 13 18 ) (loss by fraction 0 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,817 136,821 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 December 1984. Reid and Ryan elected for a term ending upon the dissolution of the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Margaret Elizabeth Reid (born 1935): Appointed 1981. Elected 1983, 1984 > Susan Maree Ryan (1942-2020): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 Minister for Education --------------------------------------------------------------------